“A gay father whose son was ‘snatched’ away by his lesbian mother during family court proceedings was finally able to appeal publicly for his safe return yesterday after restrictions on identifying the parties was lifted.”
The Times, 18th December 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Details of private family court proceedings that led to a mother fleeing the country with her son after he was placed in foster care have been disclosed after legal action by The Times.”
The Times, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
In re M and another (Minors) [2007] UKHL 55
“The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 had laid down the circumstances under which the return of a child who had been abducted from a contracting state could be refused, and it was neither necessary nor desirable that English courts should import an additional test of ‘exceptionality’ into the exercise of discretion provided for by the Convention.”
WLR Daily, 6th December 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
House of Lords
“The circumstances under which a court should refuse to order the return of a child who had been abducted from a state subscribing to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 had been laid down under the Convention itself and it was neither necessary nor desirable for English courts to add an additional test of ‘exceptionality’ over and above the requirements of the Convention.”
The Times, 6th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“A High Court judge in London has issued an urgent plea for four Oxfordshire children being kept in Pakistan by their father to be returned to the UK.”
BBC News, 14th November 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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